Radiator bracket



Jan. 8 1924.

E. J. MALLEN RADIATOR BRACKET Filed Jan. 20. 1922 INVENTOI? EbWARD 1/. MAI-LEN WITNESSES Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES EDWARD J. MALLEN, 0F. NEW YORK, N. Y.

I RADIATOR BRACKET.

Application filed January 20, 1922. Serial No; 530,711.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD J. MALLEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New 'York, have invented a new and Improved Radiator Bracket, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

from the wall after the bracket has been secured thereto in order to eliminate the necessity of making brackets to order for each building in which the same are installed.

The invention further contemplates a radiator supporting bracket which is designed to be embedded in the plaster and which is provided with means to prevent cracking or rupturing of the same adjacent the bracket.

A. further object of the invention resides in the provision of a bracket of the character described which affords means in the nature of an extensible arm to permit of the up ward and outward or inward and down ward movement of the radiator to effect the proper relative positioning of the same with respect to the wall.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a bracket of the character described which does not materially increase the expense of manufacture, which is strong and durable in its construction, and which is thoroughly reliable in its purpose' With the above recited and otherobjects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction set forth in the following specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, it being understood that the right is reserved to embodiments other than those actually illustrated herein to the full extent indicated by the general meaning lying structure.

of the terms in whichv the claims are exressed and by variations in the phraseology of the same.

In the drawing-'- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bracket constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side view of a. modified form of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 5 is a'side elevation of the bracket illustrated in Fig. 1, illustrating the same in applied position, parts being broken away and shown in section to disclose theunder- Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 10designates a base member of the bracket which is preferably constructed from sheet metal, the same being of substantially triangular formation and PATEN r OFFICE.

having a right angularlydisposed flange'll at its rear end. The base member is provided with'a downturned flange 12 atrits upper end which is disposed parallel to and spaced from the body portion thereof to. provide an upwardly inclined guideway for an extensible supporting arm 13, the free extremity of which is provided'with a receiving notch 14 for-the reception of the coilspacing lugs 15 of a radiator 16. The extension arm 13 is longitudinally slotted as at 17' and the flange 12 and body portion of the base 10 are provided with aligned openings for the reception of a transverse securing bolt 18 which passes through the slot 17 to aiford means for retaining the extension arm 13 in its various adjusted positions. The base flange 11 is provided with a slot 19 for the reception of an expansion bolt 20 which is designed to be embedded in the brick wall of the building. is further provided with slots 21 for the reception of a nail or other form'of fasten ing device 22'. designed to be driven therethrough and into the mortar between the brick of the wall. The base 10 near its uncture with the base flange 11 is provided with a series of apertures 23 which constitute binde openings through which the plaster 24 on opposite sides of the base '10 extends for preventing cracking or rupturing of the The base flange 11- plaster at this point. In practice the bracket is positioned on the Wall with the base flange 11 in flat contact therewith; the expansion bolt 20- is then inserted through the slot 19 and anchored in the brick wall; the fastening nail 22 is then driven into the mortar between the brick and the plaster is applied to the wall with the outer end ofthe bracket projecting outwardly therefrom. Two or more brackets are employed in accordance with the size and weight of the] radiator to be supported which is hung from the extension arm 13 by inserting the coil spacing lugs between adjacent coils within the receiving notch 14. The extension arm 13 may be retracted or extended from the guideway formed by the downturned flange 12 at the upper end of the base to raise or lower the radiator or move the same relative to the inner surface of the plaster. This is a distinct advantage in that heretofore due to the variance in thickness of the plaster, it has been necessary to make the brackets to order for each building or room. After the desired adjustment of the extension arm. has been obtained the securing bolt 18 is tightened to retain the arm in its adjusted posi tion.

In the modified adaptation of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and i the base member 10 of the bracket is provided with a downturned uppe flange 12 which provides a horizontal guideway for the reception of a horizontally adjustable extension arm 13. In other respects the bracket in this form is identical with that of the form illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. In this arrangement the adjustment of the radiator withrespect to the wall permits only of the movement of the same toward and away from the wall and does not provide for the raising and lowering of the radiator.

its rear vertical edge a right angular and apertured flange and provided at its upper end with a flange extending downwardly in parallel and spaced relation thereto, the

base and flange having registering openings,

a supporting arm slidable in the space between the base and flange and having a longitudinal slot, and a bolt passing through the openings of the base and the slot of the arm.

2. A radiator supporting bracket, comprising a base of substantially triangular formation and having a right angularly disposed flange at its rear vertical edge, said flange being of less length than the base and adapted to be arranged in fiat contact with the inner surface of the outer wall of a building, securing means insertable through said flange and anchored in said wall, said bracket having apertures adjacent its rear edge constituting binder openings through V which the plaster lining of the wall extends,

a downturned flange at the upper end arranged parallel to the base and spaced there from, the said flange-and base having registering openings, a slidable supporting arni arranged between said base member and said downturned flange, said arm having a longitudinal slotand a receiving notch at its outer extremity'adapted toreceive the coiled spacing lugs of the radiator for suspending the same therefrom, and a bolt passing through the openings of said downturned flange and base and the slot of the said arm for retaining the same in adjusted positions.

EDlVARD J. MALLEN. 

